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isodicentricism

isodicentricism noun: the quality of being isodicentric, equally dicentric.

Noun

isodicentricism (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being isodicentric, equally dicentric.
    • There are many chromosomal variations that cause the 45,X/46,XY karyotype, including malformation (isodicentricism) of the Y chromosomes, deletions of Y chromosome or translocations of Y chromosome segments.2017, S. Ravishankar, “A rare case of male Turner syndrome for penetrating keratoplasty”, in International Journal of Scientific Reports
    • Isodicentric Y chromosome. Apart from deletions, duplications, or both, other structural changes that might alter the natural composition and integrity of the Y chromosome are isodicentricism, truncation, or ring formation [...]2017, H. Tournaye, C. Krausz, R. D. Oates, “Novel concepts in the aetiology of male reproductive impairment”, in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Origin of isodicentricism

From isodicentric + -ism.

Questions about isodicentricism

What does isodicentricism mean?
Isodicentricism means the quality of being isodicentric, equally dicentric.
What part of speech is isodicentricism?
Isodicentricism is a noun.

Words near isodicentricism in the dictionary

  1. isodiametrically
  2. isodiametricity
  3. isodiazene
  4. isodiazenes
  5. isodicentric
  6. isodicentricism
  7. isodichotomous
  8. isodichroic
  9. Isodicon
  10. isodictyal
  11. isodihydrocarveol

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